Liberty Leading the People (La Liberté guidant le peuple) is a painting by Eugene Delacroix commemorating the July Revolution of 1830, which toppled King Charles X of France. The painting has been seen as a marker to the end of the Age of Enlightenment, as many scholars see the end of the French Revolution as the start of the romantic era. The painting has been seen as a marker to the end of the Age of Enlightenment, as many scholars see the end of the French Revolution as the start of the romantic era. It is currently at the Louvre Museum, in Paris France.
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